One of the bigger challenges we've run into since we crossed the 10K user threshold has been delivering updates, new features and bug fixes while minimizing regressions and breaking changes. This challenge is particularly difficult for software like Lando with dependencies that by their nature are moving targets. Development and technology never stop changing!

Of course this challenge is further compounded by the limited time and resources (cough SPONSOR LANDO cough) we have to work on Lando, which is, afterall, free and open source software. Traditionally we've relied heavily on feedback from power users to help us test new releases. At scale, however, this model begins to break down as power users become an increasing minority and other users, who have a higher expectation for stability, become more commonplace. To address this bifurcation we are introducing Release Channels so that users can opt in to a velocity of change that makes sense for them.

The tl;dr there is if you want to try out the bleeding edge and help us with bug reports and feedback then lando --channel edge from 3.0.0-rrc.3 or higher. If you'd rather opt for a safer road then do nothing because that is the default. If you'd like to get even more bleeding edge you can also lando --experimental and opt into mostly-still-in-development features.

If you've struggled with the latest Docker Desktop 2.2 series, particularly on Windows then you aren't alone. We've been monitoring these upstream dependencies closely and are rolling new Lando releases, like this one, when important fixes are released.

Yesterday Docker rolled out Docker Desktop 2.2.0.5 which fixes a bunch of file sharing related issues on Windows. It's included with Lando 3.0.0-rrc.3.

Lando has long given you publicly accessible URLs for any of your locally running sites with lando share. Generally this has been used to share your work with others and test on mobile devices. Under the hood we've been able to offer this for free by leveraging localtunnels free public service. Sadly, this service is no longer available and the project is no longer maintained.

In the near future we will likely document a way to use ngroks free service with Lando. This should provide a similar experience to what was previously available in Lando but will require some additional setup on the users end.

We are also working on our own sharing solution that will be more feature-rich and available to all Lando sponsors. This way we can provide more value to our sponsors, cover the costs of the service and provide a better, faster and easier way for our users to share their sites. And of course, your sponsorship dollars will also go towards helping us make Lando even better.

We're currently planning to release 3.0.0-rrc.5 on April, 24th with an intermediate release of 3.0.0-rrc.4 somewhere in between now and then based on necessity. We also will bump the current 3.0.0-rrc.3edge release to stable sometime next week if it hits our stability threshold. Beyond that we are looking to work on